Digital + Social

I am happy to report that some wise guy or guys (or gal/s) have created a Twitter account under the name FakeKenMagill chiding me for an article I wrote a while back headlined: “Why I Don’t Tweet.”

Thankfully, whoever did this chose the more flattering photo of me that resides on Direct.com as opposed to the one taken from below that begs the exclamation: “Whoa! Look at the chins on that guy!”

That anyone would take the time to bust my chops this way is truly an honor. Thank you whoever you are. I am flattered and humbled.

But in any case, let’s say I do change my mind one day. What would the real Ken Magill’s tweets be like?

Whoa! Now lookee what we have here. Another courtroom victory for the Can Spam Act: you know, that anti-spam law that

One of the most irritating printed communications

In a move that, for now at least, threatens e-mail marketers

The stores aren

The Federal Trade Commission has revamped its guidelines concerning endorsements to take account of the new boom in social marketing, blogger endorse¬ments and word of mouth promotion.

The man behind India-based Data Champions/Sloan Marketing—the company that seemingly operates or has operated under EmailAppenders and dozens of other aliases—may be wanted by U.S. authorities on 10-year-old immigration charges.

According to anti-spam blocklisting site Spamhaus, the owner of Data Champions/Sloan Marketing is a man named Subhakar “Sam” Surapaneni.

“Data Champions owner Subhakar ‘Sam’ Surapaneni appears to reside in the physical jurisdiction of India, probably Bangalore,” according to Spamhaus.org

In 1999, the Detroit News reported that Surapaneni was ordered to pay a $450,000 fine under a plea agreement after federal investigators found he had brought in dozens of immigrants from India under false claims and housed some in squalid conditions.

Cash and debit cards are apparently in and credit cards are out this Christmas season.

One quarter of Christmas shoppers will pay for gifts this year with cash, a 9.1% increase from last year

Someone forgot to tell small-business owners e-mail is dead.

According to a just-released survey done by Hurwitz & Associates on behalf of e-mail service provider Campaigner, 46% of businesses with 20 employees or fewer use e-mail marketing today and of those who don